FDA commissioner names directors to Food Safety, Veterinary Centers.
Stephen Sundlof, Ph.D., is moving from director of the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) to director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Bernadette Dunham, Ph.D., who is deputy director of CVM, will assume directorship of CVM. For over a decade, Sundlof has served as...

Study links food additives to hyperactive behavior in children.
Children given a beverage containing certain mixtures of food colors and the preservative sodium benzoate showed significantly increased hyperactivity scores in a British randomized, controlled, crossover study. Findings of the study, which included 153 3-year-olds and 144 8- and 9-year-old children selected from the general population, support...

New gum for emulsification.
Gum ghatti is an old product with new potential. It is a semi-translucent and irregularly shaped exudate, a water soluble gum obtained from Anogeissus latifolia trees. It is harvested mostly in India. Similar to gum arabic and gum talha, the exudate is formed as a protective sealant when the...

International Standards for Food Safety. (Library Corner).
Naomi Rees and David Watson (2000) This book is the first to gather information and views about international control of food safety from around the world. It serves as a handy reference and is divided into four parts: * "The Importance of International Food Safety"...

Study safety of widely used additive.
A food additive found in everyday items is under scrutiny by a University of Iowa health care physician (Department of Internal Medicine, SE608 GH, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242). As you know, carrageenan is a water-soluble polymer and gum that thickens and improves the texture of foods...

International Standards for Food Safety.
Naomi Rees and David Watson (2000) This handy reference is the first book to gather information and views about international control of food safety from around the world. It has four parts. Part I, "The Importance of International Food Safety," covers international food standards, food safety, and...

Public and technical interdependence: regulatory controversy, out-law discourse, and the messy case of Olestra.
By some accounts, Procter & Gamble's fat substitute olestra (brand name Olean) (1) is a dangerous food additive that can "cause diarrhea and cramps and that can increase your risk of heart disease, cancer, and blindness" (Jacobson, 1998, p.2). Procter & Gamble (P&G), on the other hand, claims that...

Teeny tiny terror.
Nanotechnology--the manipulation of particles at microscopic levels--is being used in food additives, colourings and packaging, and governments are ignoring the risks, according to Georgia Miller, co-ordinator of the Friends of the Earth Nanotechnology Project. Multinationals such as Kraft, Nestle and Unilever all have active nano-research programmes but are not...

Enhanced nutrition education instead of consuming supplements.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fueled by the internet, instantaneous videos, and the emphasis to look "right" or always win athletic competitions, many students are seeking information on nutrition and dietary supplements. Classroom observations reveal student interest and discussions are among the highest when the topic is dietary supplements. Teachers...

Call for food colour ban: the food standards regulator is recommending a voluntary industry ban on six artificial food colours due to their possible effect on children's behaviour.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising ministers that there should be action by manufacturers to remove six artificial food colours identified as affecting children's behaviour in a University of Southampton study. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FSA chair Dame Deirdre Hutton stated: 'These additives give colour to...